1 Chronicles 6:1-49 ▼

1 Levi's sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

2 Kohath's sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

3 Amram's children were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Aaron's sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

4 Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua.

5 Abishua was the father of Bukki. Bukki was the father of Uzzi.

6 Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.

7 Meraioth was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.

8 Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.

9 Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah. Azariah was the father of Johanan.

10 Johanan was the father of Azariah. (He was the one who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem.)

11 Azariah was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.

12 Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Shallum.

13 Shallum was the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.

14 Azariah was the father of Seraiah. Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.

15 Jehozadak was taken captive when the LORD used Nebuchadnezzar to take Judah and Jerusalem away into captivity.

16 Levi's sons were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

17 These are the names of Gershom's sons: Libni and Shimei.

18 Kohath's sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

19 Merari's sons were Mahli and Mushi. These are the descendants of Levi's sons. They are grouped by families:

20 Gershom's son was Libni. Libni's son was Jahath. Jahath's son was Zimmah.

21 Zimmah's son was Joah. Joah's son was Iddo. Iddo's son was Zerah. Zerah's son was Jeatherai.

22 These were Kohath's descendants: Kohath's son was Amminadab. Amminadab's son was Korah. Korah's son was Assir.

23 Assir's son was Elkanah. Elkanah's son was Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph's son was Assir.

24 Assir's son was Tahath. Tahath's son was Uriel. Uriel's son was Uzziah. Uzziah's son was Shaul.

25 Elkanah's sons were Amasai and Ahimoth.

26 Ahimoth's son was Elkanah. Elkanah's son was Zophai. Zophai's son was Nahath.

27 Nahath's son was Eliab. Eliab's son was Jeroham. Jeroham's son was Elkanah.

28 Samuel's sons were Joel, who was his firstborn, and Abijah, who was his second son.

29 These were Merari's descendants: Merari's son was Mahli. Mahli's son was Libni. Libni's son was Shimei. Shimei's son was Uzzah.

30 Uzzah's son was Shimea. Shimea's son was Haggiah. Haggiah's son was Asaiah.

31 David put men in charge of the music in the LORD's temple after the ark was placed there permanently.

32 They served as musicians in the courtyard in front of the tent of meeting until Solomon built the LORD's temple in Jerusalem. They performed their duties according to the regulations set down for them.

33 These are the men who served (their descendants also served): The musician Heman was from Kohath's family line. Heman was the son of Joel, who was the son of Samuel,

34 who was the son of Elkanah, who was the son of Jeroham, who was the son of Eliel, who was the son of Toah,

35 who was the son of Zuph, who was the son of Elkanah, who was the son of Mahath, who was the son of Amasai,

36 who was the son of Elkanah, who was the son of Joel, who was the son of Azariah, who was the son of Zephaniah,

37 who was the son of Tahath, who was the son of Assir, who was the son of Ebiasaph, who was the son of Korah,

38 who was the son of Izhar, who was the son of Kohath, who was the son of Levi, who was the son of Israel.

39 Heman's relative Asaph stood on his right. He was the son of Berechiah, who was the son of Shimea,

40 who was the son of Michael, who was the son of Baaseiah, who was the son of Malchiah,

41 who was the son of Ethni, who was the son of Zerah, who was the son of Adaiah,

42 who was the son of Ethan, who was the son of Zimmah, who was the son of Shimei,

43 who was the son of Jahath, who was the son of Gershom, who was the son of Levi.

44 On the left was Ethan, one of Heman's relatives descended from Merari. Ethan was the son of Kishi, who was the son of Abdi, who was the son of Malluch,

45 who was the son of Hashabiah, who was the son of Amaziah, who was the son of Hilkiah,

46 who was the son of Amzi, who was the son of Bani, who was the son of Shemer,

47 who was the son of Mahli, who was the son of Mushi, who was the son of Merari, who was the son of Levi.

48 Their relatives, the Levites, were assigned all the other duties in the tent, the house of God.

49 Aaron and his descendants offered sacrifices on the altar for burnt offerings and on the altar for incense. They did all the work in the most holy place and removed Israel's sins to make Israel acceptable to God. They did exactly what God's servant Moses had commanded.